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XML-RPC lets you set up Web services in minutes
As the canon of Web service-related specifications begins to resemble the U.S. tax code, it’s helpful to remember that you have the original XML communications protocol to fall back on when you want to get a service up and running quickly. XML-RPC remote procedure call was developed in the late...
Tags: Web services, Bill Dawson, Web service, Web, XML-RPC Specification Web site, specification
Technical articles 2003-06-10
Forms authentication in .NET: Using a database
As we discussed last time, the simplest approach to using forms authentication in ASP.NET is to store all information, including usernames and passwords, in the Web.config file. This is a great way to quickly get rudimentary authentication up and running on your site, but it has considerable limitations. In particular:You...
Tags: .NET, Middleware, Bill Dawson, Microsoft .NET, Web.Config File, authentication, Microsoft ASP.NET, database
Technical articles 2003-05-02
Master simple forms authentication in .NET
In ASP.NET security lingo, two key terms are authentication and authorization. Authentication mechanisms help ASP.NET figure out who you are. Once that is determined, authorization mechanisms figure out whether you're allowed to access the pages you're requesting.Two of the three types of ASP.NET authentication rely on technology outside of your...
Tags: SECURITY, .NET, Bill Dawson, Microsoft .NET, Windows authentication, Listing D, authentication, forms authentication, login page, Edit Web.config, Microsoft ASP.NET
Technical articles 2003-04-01
Beyond the basics: Test your ASP.NET knowledge
So you’ve learned how to drag and drop controls from the VS.NET toolbox onto a Web form. You can bind a DataGrid to an ADO.NET data source object such as a DataSet, then hit [F5] and watch in astonishment as the grid actually renders all of your data in a...
Tags: .NET, Middleware, Bill Dawson, knowledge, TextBox txtName2, TextBox txtName, Microsoft ASP.NET, TextBox
Technical articles 2003-02-26
Get more than you pay for with NetBeans 3.4
With so many great open source software projects out there, it seems like we programmers don’t really need to spend much money. NetBeans is one such project. It’s been around for a while, and its IDE, used primarily for Java projects, is the unbranded open source version of the Sun...
Tags: Java development tools, Development tools, Bill Dawson, Sun NetBeans, IDE, Javadoc entry
Technical articles 2003-01-27
See how easy it is to send e-mail notifications from ASP.NET
I’ll bet that if you have worked with classic ASP for any extended period of time, you found yourself either downloading someone else’s COM-based SMTP component or writing your own to send e-mail messages. The native ASP scripting languages didn’t offer any way to send an e-mail from a server-side...
Tags: .NET, Middleware, E-mail servers, Servers, Bill Dawson, SmtpMail class, SMTP, server, SmtpMail, e-mail, SMTP server, Microsoft ASP.NET
Technical articles 2003-01-31
.NET demystifies encryption
One way .NET benefits Windows developers is by bringing together previously separate APIs and SDKs under one framework. For example, consider the adaptation of the CryptoAPI to the .NET System.Security.Cryptography namespace. The cryptographic services have left their mysterious corner of the Platform SDK to become, in a sense, “just another...
Tags: Engineering, Bill Dawson, algorithm, symmetric algorithm, namespace, Microsoft .NET, encryption, text-file
Technical articles 2003-01-20
Take control of your Web service messages in .NET
Writing Web services in Visual Studio .NET may be easy, but how do you tweak the WSDL and SOAP that .NET builds for you? Think bracketed decoration attributes.The .NET Framework makes the creation of a Web service almost embarrassingly simple, particularly when you’re developing in Visual Studio .NET. Just about...
Tags: SOAP, Web services, .NET, Middleware, Microsoft .NET Framework, Bill Dawson, Simple Object Access Protocol, Web service, header, Microsoft ASP.NET, header element, instance variable, Web, Microsoft .NET
Technical articles 2002-12-27

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ASP.NET: Huge improvement or big hassle?
A recent Builder.com poll asked members whether they thought ASP.NET was an improvement over previous incarnations. Check out the results here.Much has been written and said about the changes .NET poses for Visual Basic programmers, but what about ASP programmers? Certainly ASP.NET brings changes, but are they worth the trouble...
Tags: .NET, Middleware, Scripting languages, Lamont Adams, Microsoft ASP.NET, Microsoft ASP
Technical articles 2002-12-18
News to know for Monday, April 7, 2008
"News to know" is a joint venture between TechRepublic and ZDNet. The original post publishes every morning on business days in Between the Lines. Notable headlines: Paul Mah: Security news roundup: Bumper Patch Tuesday from Microsoft tomorrow, Intel to release anti-theft tech for laptops...
Tags: Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Mobile Linux, Linux, Microsoft Windows, Media Center PCs, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Open Source, UNIX, Software, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Mary Weilage
Blog posts 2008-04-07
News to know for Tuesday, April 8, 2008
"News to know" is a joint venture between TechRepublic and ZDNet. The original post publishes every morning on business days in Between the Lines. Notable headlines: Toni Bowers: March marks third consecutive month of job losses Bill Detwiler: Virtual worlds invade the average business meeting...
Tags: TechCrunch, Jason O'Grady, Microsoft Corp., Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Microsoft Windows, Printers, Fuel Cells, Notebooks, Web Services, Operating Systems, Open Source, Enterprise Software, Software, Hardware, Peripherals, Emerging Technologies, Notebooks & Tablets, Jason Hiner
Blog posts 2008-04-08
IT news for April 17: CIO salaries rise; GUI changes in Vista SP1; Hyper-V
"News to know" is a joint venture between TechRepublic and ZDNet. The original post publishes every morning on business days in Between the Lines. Notable headlines for Thursday, April 17, 2008: Andy Moon: Are you ready for the next version of IP? ...
Tags: Google Inc., Open Source, Information Technology, Microsoft Windows Vista, GUI, Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, Salary, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Software, Sonja Thompson
Blog posts 2008-04-17
How to save the PC: A petition to Microsoft and Apple
How to sign this petition to Microsoft and AppleOriginal post:http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/hiner/?p=2941Hit the "Post a Reply" button below and make the title "Yes" and then put your name as the body of the post.YesPaul QuinnYesThe G-ManYesDerek SchaulandYesWilliam L. HudkinsYesGert RouxYesLarry LeonardYESBSprengnetherYescnjYesGary Craven, I.S.P.YESChristopher Joseph BorneYesI've been doing this for a couple of...
Tags: Microsoft Corp., Apple Inc., PC
Discussion threads 2009-09-21
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